Posted on 08/22/2026 1:32:46 AM PDT by nikos1121
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In a Cryptogram, a single letter always stands for another letter.
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From The Arkansas Gazette
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I think we will have several people breaking their record time today!
From The Arkansas Gazette
4 minutes good
3 minutes excellent
2 minutes exceptional
90 seconds superior
I think we will have several people breaking their record time today!
The dreaded double post!
I am stuck.
Will drink moar coffee, regroup, and mebe wait for hints
One of our most prolific writers.
Puzzle:
BNNE JNNLRFB RX FNM FZJZXXWTRKV ZKWSNTWMZ JNNLRFBSCM RM RX ROANTMWFM MN LFNH QNH MN OWLZ MQZ XROAKZXM NY ERXQZX
SZYNTZ VNC JWF MWJLKZ ONTZ RFMTRJWMZ ATZAWTWMRNFX HRMQ JNFYREZFJZ.
MQZ TZJRAZX MQWM XZZO ONXM JNOAKRJWMZE WKHWVX MCTF NCM
MN SZ ICXM W XZTRZX NY XROAKZ XMZAX.
RTZFW JQWKOZTX, MQZ JNFYREZFM JNNL
Clue: J = C
Solution to previous Puzzle: (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
GOOD COOKING IS NOT NECESSARILY ELABORATE COOKING BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE THE SIMPLEST OF DISHES BEFORE YOU CAN TACKLE MORE INTRICATE PREPARATIONS WITH CONFIDENCE. THE RECIPES THAT SEEM MOST COMPLICATED ALWAYS TURN OUT TO BE JUST A SERIES OF SIMPLE STEPS. IRENA CHALMERS, THE CONFIDENT COOK
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
Thanks, I needed that
I thought for sure the author was going to be Brian Wilson.
Thats not like you.
Im surprised no one posted them as a clue…
Thanks.
The writer is so prolific that I have no idea who they are.
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